One Summer Film
Austin, Texas | Film Feature
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‘One Summer’ details the coming of age journey of Julian, a 17-year-old artist who navigates multiple complex romantic relationships in a racially insensitive culture which values conformity over authenticity to one’s true feelings and identity.
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‘One Summer’ details the coming of age journey of Julian, a 17-year-old artist who navigates multiple complex romantic relationships in a racially insensitive culture which values conformity over authenticity to one’s true feelings and identity.
About The Project
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- The Team
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Mission Statement
The Story
'One Summer' follows Julian Roberts, a mixed race Latino/White artist, and his first Summer after graduating high school. Affected by the death of his brother and his emotional bond between two girls, Julian finds himself having to make a decision between them. He finally comes to a decision, only to have his emotions turned upside down when his long-time friend, Ashley, moves away and disappears from his life after professing his love for her.
After Ashley’s departure, Julian begins a relationship with his mixed-race African American/White neighbor Sierra. When Julian learns about the loss of Sierra’s mother, when she was younger, it creates a bond between them and his early infatuation with her turns into love. This creates tension between Julian and his father.
Julian(Julius Royale Duenas Cruz) is a soft spoken romantic, artist, and musician. He falls in love easily and always lets his heart lead him. Julian lost his older brother and has always had mixed feelings about his death because of the way his brother treated him.
Ashley (Charlotte Delaney Riggs) is Julian’s longtime best friend. She likes to play wiffle ball with the boys and loves to hike in the woods. She longs for Julian to see her as more than a friend but never tells him because she’s afraid it will ruin their relationship.
Sierra (Soleil Patterson) is everything Julian has ever wanted in a romantic relationship. She grew up on a Cherokee reservation where her mixed race parents taught. They moved to the reservation to escape the racism at home. Sierra falls for Julian but pushes him toward Ashley after her and Ashley bond as friends.
One Summer is a film that I’ve felt I needed to make for a long time. Over the years, I’ve been writing and rewriting this story, sometimes putting it away for years, then inspiration came when I had a reunion with an actor I had the pleasure to work with several years earlier, Julius Cruz. I went home and started writing the story again, from scratch. After sharing it with my students and many rewrites based on their input. I believe this story is ready to become reality.
We need to pay and feed for our talented actors and provide them with wardrobe fitting the time period (1975). We also need to pay for insurance, location fees, period vehicles, and props. We are fortunate enough to have full access to all the equipment we need, so rental fees are not necessary. I am a film teacher and most of my crew are students or former students so we do not have the means to pay the expenses ourselves.
We have invested months in preparing for this, writing and rewriting this story to make the best film we are capable of. It’s with your help we will be able to bring this story to the screen.
If we raise $21,400 we can rent a truck to haul our equipment
If we raise $22,900 we can pay for an original score
If we raise $23,900 we'll be able to cover film festival submissions and promotion
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Wishlist
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Cast
Costs $9,450
This is our biggest expense because the talented actors in our film deserve to be paid.
Craft
Costs $3,920
Because a well fed cast and crew is a happy cast and crew.
Vehicle Rental
Costs $1,854
This covers rental of several period cars and a moving van.
Location Fees
Costs $1,000
We need to pay for the use of several houses.
Wardrobe
Costs $1,240
This is a period piece and our characters need period clothing.
Props
Costs $302
We just need to purchase a few props most of them we are able to borrow.
Insurance
Costs $1,875
We need liability insurance and insurance to cover the cast and crew.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Sarah Reyes, Producer, Sarah has won two international film festivals, four national film festivals, and received a jury recognition from SXSW for her short film, "It's Getting Bad Again". "It's Getting Bad Again" details the mental health journey of a woman unconventionally and comedically navigating a depressive episode. Mental Health is a huge theme across the short films I've created. She wants to create films that focus on recovery rather than glamourizing the trauma of mental illness. She currently working on a 20-minute short film, entitled "Native Tongue" which observes the lives of three teenagers at a party and their different (yet equally complex) viewpoints on Love as influenced by their families, personalities, and past trauma. My goal with films is simple -- be honest.
Ken Rogers, Writer/Director, After nearly 30 years in film and video production, Ken took a 15 year break to teach film production to high school students. He has held various jobs in the industry including producer, director, writer, visual effects artist, and animator.
Quinn Lawrence-Sanderson, Cinematographer, Quinn often looks to the work of cinematographers such as Robert Yeoman, Jarin Blaschke, and Roger Deakins for their innovative techniques and distinct stylistic choices. He’s inspired by the way light, color, composition, and other visual aspects of a shot can tell meaningful stories and evoke strong, distinct feelings.
For the past four years, he’s specialized in shooting with the RED DSMC2 camera system. Other positions he’s held include editor, colorist, sound mixer/editor, and steadicam operator. He currently attends the University of Texas at Austin.
Elliot Rogers, Production Sound Mixer, Sound Desgner, Elliot is an artist and music producer in Austin, TX, where he also does freelance work in television and film production. His audio experience includes recording, mixing, live sound, sound design, audio cleanup & sweetening, music composition & production, and film scores.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
'One Summer' follows Julian Roberts, a mixed race Latino/White artist, and his first Summer after graduating high school. Affected by the death of his brother and his emotional bond between two girls, Julian finds himself having to make a decision between them. He finally comes to a decision, only to have his emotions turned upside down when his long-time friend, Ashley, moves away and disappears from his life after professing his love for her.
After Ashley’s departure, Julian begins a relationship with his mixed-race African American/White neighbor Sierra. When Julian learns about the loss of Sierra’s mother, when she was younger, it creates a bond between them and his early infatuation with her turns into love. This creates tension between Julian and his father.
Julian(Julius Royale Duenas Cruz) is a soft spoken romantic, artist, and musician. He falls in love easily and always lets his heart lead him. Julian lost his older brother and has always had mixed feelings about his death because of the way his brother treated him.
Ashley (Charlotte Delaney Riggs) is Julian’s longtime best friend. She likes to play wiffle ball with the boys and loves to hike in the woods. She longs for Julian to see her as more than a friend but never tells him because she’s afraid it will ruin their relationship.
Sierra (Soleil Patterson) is everything Julian has ever wanted in a romantic relationship. She grew up on a Cherokee reservation where her mixed race parents taught. They moved to the reservation to escape the racism at home. Sierra falls for Julian but pushes him toward Ashley after her and Ashley bond as friends.
One Summer is a film that I’ve felt I needed to make for a long time. Over the years, I’ve been writing and rewriting this story, sometimes putting it away for years, then inspiration came when I had a reunion with an actor I had the pleasure to work with several years earlier, Julius Cruz. I went home and started writing the story again, from scratch. After sharing it with my students and many rewrites based on their input. I believe this story is ready to become reality.
We need to pay and feed for our talented actors and provide them with wardrobe fitting the time period (1975). We also need to pay for insurance, location fees, period vehicles, and props. We are fortunate enough to have full access to all the equipment we need, so rental fees are not necessary. I am a film teacher and most of my crew are students or former students so we do not have the means to pay the expenses ourselves.
We have invested months in preparing for this, writing and rewriting this story to make the best film we are capable of. It’s with your help we will be able to bring this story to the screen.
If we raise $21,400 we can rent a truck to haul our equipment
If we raise $22,900 we can pay for an original score
If we raise $23,900 we'll be able to cover film festival submissions and promotion
Follow our campaign on Seed & Spark and share it with your friends and relatives.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and share our posts
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast
Costs $9,450
This is our biggest expense because the talented actors in our film deserve to be paid.
Craft
Costs $3,920
Because a well fed cast and crew is a happy cast and crew.
Vehicle Rental
Costs $1,854
This covers rental of several period cars and a moving van.
Location Fees
Costs $1,000
We need to pay for the use of several houses.
Wardrobe
Costs $1,240
This is a period piece and our characters need period clothing.
Props
Costs $302
We just need to purchase a few props most of them we are able to borrow.
Insurance
Costs $1,875
We need liability insurance and insurance to cover the cast and crew.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Sarah Reyes, Producer, Sarah has won two international film festivals, four national film festivals, and received a jury recognition from SXSW for her short film, "It's Getting Bad Again". "It's Getting Bad Again" details the mental health journey of a woman unconventionally and comedically navigating a depressive episode. Mental Health is a huge theme across the short films I've created. She wants to create films that focus on recovery rather than glamourizing the trauma of mental illness. She currently working on a 20-minute short film, entitled "Native Tongue" which observes the lives of three teenagers at a party and their different (yet equally complex) viewpoints on Love as influenced by their families, personalities, and past trauma. My goal with films is simple -- be honest.
Ken Rogers, Writer/Director, After nearly 30 years in film and video production, Ken took a 15 year break to teach film production to high school students. He has held various jobs in the industry including producer, director, writer, visual effects artist, and animator.
Quinn Lawrence-Sanderson, Cinematographer, Quinn often looks to the work of cinematographers such as Robert Yeoman, Jarin Blaschke, and Roger Deakins for their innovative techniques and distinct stylistic choices. He’s inspired by the way light, color, composition, and other visual aspects of a shot can tell meaningful stories and evoke strong, distinct feelings.
For the past four years, he’s specialized in shooting with the RED DSMC2 camera system. Other positions he’s held include editor, colorist, sound mixer/editor, and steadicam operator. He currently attends the University of Texas at Austin.
Elliot Rogers, Production Sound Mixer, Sound Desgner, Elliot is an artist and music producer in Austin, TX, where he also does freelance work in television and film production. His audio experience includes recording, mixing, live sound, sound design, audio cleanup & sweetening, music composition & production, and film scores.